Imm-man-YAR-OK: n. Inupiat (polar Alaskan native) word for the 'Little People', spirits manifested as inexplicable lights you see on the tundra in polar winter; lights that you mustn't follow, lest they lead you into danger...

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Pressurization Hose

A day off from field school, spent entirely on the suit project. I rebuilt (tenth time now) the oral-nasal mask (I think it's almost right now) and began work on the suit pressurization hose connection hardware. Above, working out the best place to install it; actually the best place is a few centimeters lower, to avoid complication with other systems, and to allow ease of use not when standing, but sitting. While many balloonists fly standing, I will have to fly in the seated position, for a number of reasons.

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I'm an author and explorer writing about evolution and space exploration; I also build and test exploration technologies, from sailing vessels to Arctic sledges and, currently, space suits; see more at pacificspaceflight.com.